Jeter springs for stability  —  TAMPA - A ball takes two hops on green grass before a glove snares it.  As he makes the ensuing throw, the man with the glove yelps, “Ouch!”  —  On most workdays for Derek Jeter, he is playing shortstop in front of 50,000 fans, a sizable television audience and a crowded press box.

Trainer: Roger Clemens was at party  —  Roger Clemens' former trainer, Brian McNamee, is prepared to tell a congressional hearing Wednesday that he has a “vivid recollection” of the pitcher describing a scene at a party in Miami in 1998 that McNamee says he and Clemens attended.

At camp, all eyes will be on Santana  —  Prized acquisition's every move will be scrutinized, celebrated  —  The scars had begun to fade on their own.  And they might have vanished without assistance in another four or five decades.  Time takes its sweet time, doesn't it?

Stadium talk highlights FanFest  —  Marlins fans also get a chance to see new, old faces  —  MIAMI — FanFest on Saturday was yet another reminder of how close the Marlins are to finalizing a new stadium deal that will secure the long-term future of the franchise in South Florida.

Lofton could reunite with Baker in Cincy  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.  —  Kenny Lofton played for Dusty Baker with the Giants in 2002 and the Cubs in '03 …

Team Rocket blasts off  —  Hendricks Sports Management, the longtime representatives of Roger Clemens, issued a rebuttal to Sunday's New York Times article in which four University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business professors disputed the value of the 45-page, 18,000-word statistical report …

Youk/Sox agree to terms  —  Continuing their tradition of not going to arbitration with players in the Theo Epstein era, the Red Sox have agreed to terms with first baseman Kevin Youkilis.  He'll make $3 million dollars this season on a one-year deal.  —  Youkilis had come in far from the number offered by the team.

THT round table: Erik Bedard  —  Seattle Mariners acquire Erik Bedard from the Baltimore Orioles for Adam Jones, George Sherrill, Chris Tillman, Kam Mickolio, and Tony Butler.  —  John Beamer: Make no mistake, the Mariners gave up a lot to acquire Berdard (this was a five for one swap) …

Judge in Bonds case skeptical of Novitzky  —  Before a jury gets to decide if it believes Barry Bonds, the judge in the case may decide whether she believes Jeff Novitzky, the lead BALCO investigator.  —  Susan Ilston, the highly regarded district judge in the Bonds perjury case …

Baseball falters in Puerto Rico  —  Interest in the sport is steadily declining in the birthplace of Clemente and many others who became major league stars.  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Enter Eduardo Figueroa's Mexican restaurant in Old San Juan and the first thing you notice …